‘Fish storm’ Tropical Depression 7 could be a tropical storm today, NHC says

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MIAMI — Just one day after Tropical Depression Seven formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center says the system could become a tropical storm today.

Currently located about 600 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, maximum sustained winds associated with TD7 are at 35 mph and the minimum central pressure is 1007 mb.

TD7 is currently not affecting land, so there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

According to the NHC, the tropical depression is moving west-northwest at approximately 17 mph and is expected to gradually strengthen throughout the next 48 hours.

The system is expected to slow in its forward motion after that.

While it’s too early to know the exact path or intensity of this system, WESH 2’s First Warning Weather team is keeping a close eye on it.

In addition to TD7, the NHC is tracking now Tropical Depression Francine and multiple disturbances in the tropics.

Tropical Depression 7 today.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.